{"product_id":"overcoming-orientalism-essays-in-honor-of-john-l-esposito-paperback","title":"Overcoming Orientalism: Essays in Honor of John L. Esposito - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTamara Sonn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrientalism is the term applied to scholarship that reduces Islam and Muslims to stereotypes of ignorance and violence in need of foreign control. It has been used to rationalize Europe's colonial domination of most of the Muslim world and continued American-led interventions in the post-colonial period. In the past 30 years it has been represented by claims that a monolithic Islam and equally monolithic West are distinct civilizations, sharing nothing in common and, indeed, involved in an inevitable \"clash\" from which only one can emerge the winner. Most recently, it has appeared in Alt Right rhetoric. Anti-Muslim sentiment, measured in public opinion polls, hate crime statistics, and legislation, is reaching record levels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince John Esposito published his first book nearly 40 years ago, he has been guiding readers beyond such politically charged stereotypes. The essays in this volume highlight the contributions of scholars from a variety of disciplines who, like--and often inspired by--John Esposito, recognize the misleading and politically dangerous nature of Orientalist polarizations. They present Islam as a multi-faceted and dynamic tradition embraced by communities in globally interconnected but substantially diverse contexts over the centuries. The contributors follow Esposito's lead, stressing the profound commonalities among religions and replacing Orientalist discourse with holistic analyses of the complex historical phenomena that affect developments in all societies. In addition to chapters focusing on diversity among Muslims and interfaith relations, this collection includes chapters assessing the secular bias at the root of Orientalist scholarship, and contemporary iterations of Orientalism in the form of Islamophobia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTamara Sonn\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor Emerita in the History of Islam at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Her most recent books include \u003cem\u003eIslam and Democracy After the Arab Spring\u003c\/em\u003e (with John L. Esposito and John O. Voll), \u003cem\u003eIslam: History, Religion, and Politics, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIs Islam an Enemy of the West?\u003c\/em\u003e She is founding editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eReligion Compass\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOxford Bibliographies Online--Islamic Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, and senior editor of \u003cem\u003eOxford Islamic Studies Online\u003c\/em\u003e and Oxford's \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of the Islamic World\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eOxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.32 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154224287879,"sku":"9780197676257","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/181ccbdf8df79617fe12185c6d78c10a.webp?v=1733227489","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/overcoming-orientalism-essays-in-honor-of-john-l-esposito-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}